{"id":671490,"date":"2026-01-29T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/?p=671490"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:00:40","slug":"b-morgante-gas-distribution-networks-as-a-catalyst-for-a-secure-and-just-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/2026\/01\/29\/b-morgante-gas-distribution-networks-as-a-catalyst-for-a-secure-and-just-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"B. Morgante: Gas distribution networks as a catalyst for a secure and just energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Speaking at the Athens Energy Summit, Enaon&#8217;s CEO highlighted that decarbonisation must be combined with affordable energy and security of supply<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The strategic role of natural gas distribution networks in the energy transition was highlighted by\u00a0Ms. <strong>Barbara Morgante<\/strong>, CEO of<strong> Enaon<\/strong>, member of Italgas Group, speaking today at the\u00a0<strong>Athens Energy Summit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Morgante participated, among distinguished speakers, in the thematic section &#8220;Energy Versus Competitiveness: Turning the Energy Transition into an Economic Driver for Growth&#8221;, stressing that decarbonisation must be combined with affordable energy and security of supply.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Enaon manages, through its subsidiary Enaon EDA, approximately\u00a0<strong>9,000 km of gas distribution network across 117 municipalities in Greece<\/strong>, serving more than\u00a0<strong>645,000 consumers<\/strong>, and continues to invest in the expansion, modernisation and digitalisation of its infrastructure. At the same time, the company is developing small-scale LNG projects to serve remote areas, strengthening energy security and supporting regional development.<\/p>\n<p>As Ms Morgante noted, the networks are <strong>ready to accomodate biomethane<\/strong>, without requiring additional interventions, while laying the foundations for the future integration of\u00a0<strong>hydrogen blends<\/strong>. This approach ensures optimal use of existing infrastructure, limits costs for consumers and provides flexibility to the energy system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Greece possesses a particularly high potential for biomethane production, while simultaneously utilising the existing distribution infrastructure. The energy transition cannot rely on a single solution; a combination of technologies is required. In this context, natural gas can play the role of a stabilising factor within the energy system and then give way to green molecules to flow within the existing infrastructure<\/em>\u201d, Ms Morgante said.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the role of Distribution System Operators (DSOs), the CEO underlined that the energy transition is primarily driven by the\u00a0<strong>regulated business<\/strong>, while carefully designed\u00a0<strong>non-regulated services<\/strong> can play a complementary role in enhancing energy efficiency, promoting innovation, accelerating the energy transition and the creation of new markets, provided that an appropriate regulatory framework is in place.<\/p>\n<p>Through targeted investments, innovation and cooperation with all stakeholders, Enaon actively contributes to an\u00a0<strong>economically viable, secure and socially just energy transition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-671489\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/athens-energy-summit-p4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/athens-energy-summit-p4.jpg 1280w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/athens-energy-summit-p4-300x225.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/athens-energy-summit-p4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/athens-energy-summit-p4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking at the Athens Energy Summit, Enaon&#8217;s CEO highlighted that decarbonisation must be combined with affordable energy and security of supply The strategic role of natural gas distribution networks in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-671490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ena-on.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}